Hanwha CA-1Y-ENTRY4 ONCAFE 1-Year Entry License

The CA-1Y-ENTRY4 license is a sensible choice for integrators who have already standardized on Hanwha ONCAFE and need to quickly add door or access-point monitoring without overprovisioning hardware. We've seen organizations deploy ONCAFE as a consolidation platform for multiple site branches—each branch gets a local NVR, and the CA-1Y-ENTRY4 license unlocks four entry channels per node. The appeal is operational consistency: one user interface, one alerting workflow, one database of access events and correlated video, across dozens of locations. The soft-cost savings are real—training staff on a single platform, fewer VMS vendor contracts, simplified backup and disaster-recovery procedures.

Where it shines is in mixed-age deployments. If you're inheriting a site with older standalone DVRs or IP cameras without deep VMS integration, ONCAFE plus the CA-1Y-ENTRY4 license gives you a path to unify surveillance and access data without scrapping working hardware. The PoE 802.3af constraint is minimal—entry points (doors, elevators) typically draw very little power, and any modern PoE switch can carve out a few 13W allocations without strain.

The 1-year term is a design choice worth understanding. Unlike perpetual licenses, this requires renewal discipline. We've seen integrators forget annual renewal in Q4 planning, only to discover in Q1 that the license lapsed and entry monitoring dropped offline. Build renewal reminders into your service management calendar. On the positive side, annual licensing lets you renegotiate with Hanwha or pivot to a different platform without being locked into a 5-year agreement.

Technical Highlights:

• PoE 802.3af (≤13W per channel): Eliminates need for auxiliary power supplies at entry points. Door strike relays, credential readers, and emergency lighting can be powered from the same switch port as the camera, simplifying field wiring and reducing installation labor on retrofit projects.
• H.265 Codec Support: If your base ONCAFE system and cameras support H.265, four entry channels compress to 40-60% bitrate reduction versus H.264—tangible savings on 24/7 recording across 4+ years of retention.
• ONVIF Profile S Interoperability: You are not forced to use only Hanwha cameras. A third-party ONVIF camera can serve as an entry-point source, giving you flexibility to use the best-fit optics or form factor for each location (wide-angle for vestibules, narrow for hallways).
• Access Event Correlation: Native integration with access-control badge readers and door controllers means video frames timestamp-lock to card swipes—critical for dispute resolution and forensic audit trails in regulated environments (healthcare, finance, retail).
• Modular Expansion Model: Each entry license (4-channel) can be stacked on the same ONCAFE system or distributed across multiple recorders. No single point of failure—if one entry monitor drops offline, the others remain operational.

Deployment Considerations:

• Renewal Timeline: Mark the 1-year expiration date in your service management system—lapsed licenses can cause entry monitoring to drop offline or enter read-only mode. Confirm renewal pricing and availability 90 days before term end.
• Network Bandwidth Budget: Four 1 MP streams at 24/7 operation consume roughly 2-8 Mbps depending on scene activity and codec. Verify your uplink (WAN or LAN) has headroom, especially on multi-site ONCAFE deployments sharing a central NVR.
• Access-Control Wiring: Entry-point integration (relay contacts, alarm inputs) requires proper shielding and surge protection at the ONCAFE I/O card. Cheap termination can introduce false triggers on 24V access-control circuits. Budget for quality termination blocks and tested cabling.
• Camera Placement at Entries: 1 MP resolution is adequate for badge verification and face-level biometric matching at close range (1-3 meters), but inadequate for identifying subjects at 10+ meters. Confirm your entry-point layout allows close camera placement to doors or checkpoints.
• No Redundancy in License Count: The 4-channel license is a soft limit—if you exceed 4 simultaneous entry streams, the system either drops the oldest stream or rejects new connections. Plan your entry topology before activation to avoid surprise blocking.

The CA-1Y-ENTRY4 license is best suited for integrators managing Hanwha ONCAFE base systems at multiple branch locations or consolidating fragmented access-control and video infrastructure within a single facility. If you're building a new green-field system, evaluate whether a larger per-node license (e.g., CA-1Y-ENTRY16) or a different VMS platform might better fit your growth curve. But for phased expansion and mid-market access-control integration, this entry-license model is lean and effective. Explore our Hanwha catalog for compatible ONCAFE recorders and entry-point cameras.